March 10, 2018
On one of our walks to the beach at Gillam Bay Bob found a coconut that had fallen from one of the palm trees. After shaking it to make sure there was liquid inside he carried it back to the boat. He researched how to crack a coconut and armed with a machete, a large hammer, a container for the liquid, and a plastic bag for the coconut we went to the public dock to try our hand at harvesting a coconut.
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| Step one - Remove the green shell. |
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| More of step one. |
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| Step two - Remove the coconut coir (that’s the hairy brown stuff). |
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| Step three - Puncture the nut and drain the milk. |
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| Step four - crack the nut and remove the hard shell. |
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| Step five - remove the brown skin of the nut. |
This whole process took us about an hour and a half, but Bob has done further research into the process and our next coconut cracking experience should be easier.
Step six - Grate or chop the white meat of the nut.
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| Step seven - Use the coconut meat in your favorite recipe. I made low carb coconut muffins. Yum! |
Our next trip to the beach will definitely include a search for another ripe coconut. Bob really liked the coconut muffins especially with the low carb cream cheese icing I added to them.
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